basic
/ˈbeɪsɪk/ noun C1- A necessary commodity, a staple requirement. · Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.· The cabin was stocked with all the basics.
- An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge. · Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.· I know the basics of sailing and would love to learn more.
- Basic training.
Plural basics
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All my lines of thought lead me back invariably to the one basic question—why should an athletic man develop his frame upon so unnatural an instrument as a single dumb-bell?”
She started with the basics: how to chop an onion, cook rice and make a simple soup.
Producing just one basic cotton T-shirt requires about seven hundred gallons of fresh water.
Similarly, hospitality workers in Australia receive a comprehensive minimum wage that adequately covers their basic daily living expenses.
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